Avangrid's hydropower project gets final Maine permit despite losing referendum

The energy company Avangrid has received the final permit it needs from Maine to build a controversial hydropower transmission line to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Massachusetts ...
CSR Wire

Duke Energy: All About Clean, Renewable Hydro Power

Ever since Catawba Hydro Station began supplying electricity to Victoria Cotton Mill in Rock Hill, S.C., in 1904, Duke Energy has harnessed the power of the water. Today, the company’s 27 ...

Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

Years in the making, and years overdue, hydropower from Quebec to hit New England’s grid soon

Clean energy giant Avangrid cleared the final regulatory hurdle needed to complete a 145-mile line bringing hydroelectricity from Quebec to Maine.
Business Wire

Current Hydro and Conifer Infrastructure Partners Announce Transformative 28.5 MW Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project on the Ohio River

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Current Hydro, a leading sustainable hydropower solutions developer, today announced its 28.5 MW Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project (RC Byrd Hydroelectric ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

Hydroelectric plant proposed east of Sweet Home

SWEET HOME - A former Oregon Department of Transportation civil engineer wants to build a hydroelectric plant on U.S. Forest Service property that he says could provide electricity for up to 4,500 ...